Population in Finland compared to Russia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Finland and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Finland	Russia	Finland	Russia
1960	4,429,634	119,897,000	-	-
1961	4,461,005	121,236,000	0.71%	1.12%
1962	4,491,443	122,591,000	0.68%	1.12%
1963	4,523,309	123,960,000	0.71%	1.12%
1964	4,548,543	125,345,000	0.56%	1.12%
1965	4,563,732	126,745,000	0.33%	1.12%
1966	4,580,869	127,468,000	0.38%	0.57%
1967	4,605,744	128,196,000	0.54%	0.57%
1968	4,626,469	128,928,000	0.45%	0.57%
1969	4,623,785	129,664,000	-0.06%	0.57%
1970	4,606,307	130,404,000	-0.38%	0.57%
1971	4,612,124	131,155,000	0.13%	0.58%
1972	4,639,657	131,909,000	0.6%	0.57%
1973	4,666,081	132,669,000	0.57%	0.58%
1974	4,690,574	133,432,000	0.52%	0.58%
1975	4,711,440	134,200,000	0.44%	0.58%
1976	4,725,664	135,147,000	0.3%	0.71%
1977	4,738,902	136,100,000	0.28%	0.71%
1978	4,752,528	137,060,000	0.29%	0.71%
1979	4,764,690	138,027,000	0.26%	0.71%
1980	4,779,535	139,010,000	0.31%	0.71%
1981	4,799,964	139,941,000	0.43%	0.67%
1982	4,826,933	140,823,000	0.56%	0.63%
1983	4,855,787	141,668,000	0.6%	0.6%
1984	4,881,803	142,745,000	0.54%	0.76%
1985	4,902,206	143,858,000	0.42%	0.78%
1986	4,918,154	144,894,000	0.33%	0.72%
1987	4,932,123	145,908,000	0.28%	0.7%
1988	4,946,481	146,857,000	0.29%	0.65%
1989	4,964,371	147,721,000	0.36%	0.59%
1990	4,986,431	147,969,406	0.44%	0.17%
1991	5,013,740	148,394,216	0.55%	0.29%
1992	5,041,992	148,538,197	0.56%	0.1%
1993	5,066,447	148,458,777	0.49%	-0.05%
1994	5,088,333	148,407,912	0.43%	-0.03%
1995	5,107,790	148,375,787	0.38%	-0.02%
1996	5,124,573	148,160,129	0.33%	-0.15%
1997	5,139,835	147,915,361	0.3%	-0.17%
1998	5,153,498	147,670,784	0.27%	-0.17%
1999	5,165,474	147,214,776	0.23%	-0.31%
2000	5,176,209	146,596,869	0.21%	-0.42%
2001	5,188,008	145,976,482	0.23%	-0.42%
2002	5,200,598	145,306,497	0.24%	-0.46%
2003	5,213,014	144,648,618	0.24%	-0.45%
2004	5,228,172	144,067,316	0.29%	-0.4%
2005	5,246,096	143,518,814	0.34%	-0.38%
2006	5,266,268	143,049,637	0.38%	-0.33%
2007	5,288,720	142,805,114	0.43%	-0.17%
2008	5,313,399	142,742,366	0.47%	-0.04%
2009	5,338,871	142,785,348	0.48%	0.03%
2010	5,363,352	142,849,468	0.46%	0.04%
2011	5,388,272	143,018,195	0.46%	0.12%
2012	5,413,971	143,378,447	0.48%	0.25%
2013	5,438,972	143,805,638	0.46%	0.3%
2014	5,461,512	144,237,223	0.41%	0.3%
2015	5,479,531	144,640,716	0.33%	0.28%
2016	5,495,303	145,015,460	0.29%	0.26%
2017	5,508,214	145,293,260	0.23%	0.19%
2018	5,515,525	145,398,106	0.13%	0.07%
2019	5,521,606	145,453,291	0.11%	0.04%
2020	5,529,543	145,245,148	0.14%	-0.14%
2021	5,541,017	144,746,762	0.21%	-0.34%
2022	5,556,106	144,236,933	0.27%	-0.35%
2023	5,583,911	143,826,130	0.5%	-0.28%
2024	5,637,214	143,533,851	0.95%	-0.2%
2025	5,643,254	142,718,132	0.11%	-0.57%
2026	5,641,649	142,120,553	-0.03%	-0.42%
2027	5,635,897	141,773,330	-0.1%	-0.24%
2028	5,628,676	141,402,326	-0.13%	-0.26%
2029	5,620,617	141,021,009	-0.14%	-0.27%
2030	5,611,856	140,628,883	-0.16%	-0.28%
2031	5,602,498	140,218,596	-0.17%	-0.29%
2032	5,592,622	139,807,207	-0.18%	-0.29%
2033	5,582,339	139,414,947	-0.18%	-0.28%
2034	5,571,550	139,034,543	-0.19%	-0.27%
2035	5,560,286	138,666,694	-0.2%	-0.26%
2036	5,548,634	138,311,757	-0.21%	-0.26%
2037	5,536,663	137,968,177	-0.22%	-0.25%
2038	5,524,493	137,643,032	-0.22%	-0.24%
2039	5,512,215	137,336,299	-0.22%	-0.22%
2040	5,499,935	137,053,347	-0.22%	-0.21%
2041	5,487,678	136,795,588	-0.22%	-0.19%
2042	5,475,338	136,558,692	-0.22%	-0.17%
2043	5,462,854	136,335,849	-0.23%	-0.16%
2044	5,450,242	136,124,845	-0.23%	-0.15%
2045	5,437,548	135,933,758	-0.23%	-0.14%
2046	5,424,719	135,756,848	-0.24%	-0.13%
2047	5,411,708	135,574,181	-0.24%	-0.13%
2048	5,398,346	135,372,557	-0.25%	-0.15%
2049	5,384,653	135,156,911	-0.25%	-0.16%
2050	5,370,605	134,923,391	-0.26%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Finland increased by 233,435 people (a 4.45% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Finland gained 163,723 (a 2.99% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2005 and is 118th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.83% to 5,370,605 people with a rank change from 118th to 126th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.